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The Hardest Part Seems to be Not Knowing How Long this Trial Will Last!

The Hardest Part Seems to be Not Knowing How Long this Trial Will Last!

by Lexie Stallings | Apr 30, 2020 | Becky Douglas

I have learned in life that everyone has to go through difficult trials. No one gets a pass to escape! It seems that during the most difficult of trials, sometimes the hardest thing to endure is not knowing—not knowing how long the trial will last; not knowing how it...

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Rising Star Outreach empowers individuals and fami Rising Star Outreach empowers individuals and families to rise above the stigma associated with leprosy, and to live healthy, productive lives through quality education, medical care, and community development. ⁠ ⁠ ⭐ Rising Star Outreach's Mission Statement ⭐
Recently, while distributing COVID-19 relief packa Recently, while distributing COVID-19 relief packages, Rising Star Outreach was alarmed to discover the hazardous living conditions of the families living in Kumar Bag Leprosy Colony. Apparently, Kumar Bag Leprosy colony has been living without electricity and a working toilet for years. On top of trying to live through a global pandemic like the rest of us, the families in this leprosy colony are also struggling to make do without these necessities. They cook and care for loved ones by the light of a single shared candle - all they can afford. A working enclosed toilet is an essential need for these communities, especially for the women. An enclosed lockable toilet means women can privately shower, wash their clothes, and relieve themselves without being harassed or put in a vulnerable situation. Toilets and electricity are things we often take for granted but for these families, electricity and safe sanitation facilities are life-saving.⁠ ⁠ We are fundraising to help the leprosy colony of Kumar Bag repair the community toilet and install basic electricity and need to start working on these projects right away! Please help us raise the funding for this project so that together, we can bring safety and light to this entire community. Make the choice to help these families by donating and sharing our Facebook fundraiser - link in bio!
If one act of kindness everyday can make a differe If one act of kindness everyday can make a difference in the lives around you, imagine the better world we could create if we all accepted the challenge of being kind. 🌏 ⁠ Acts of kindness make their way through our communities, passing on from one person to another like good news. Share the message of kindness through your uplifting words and actions. ❤️ You can become the change you want to see in the world by making the simple decision to serve others with compassion and empathy.
One of the driving reasons the mission of Rising S One of the driving reasons the mission of Rising Star Outreach has been so successful is the deep friendship that formed between these two very different women of vastly different cultures. Over the last 15 years, this friendship has been tested, strengthened, and has grown deeper. Both women have witnessed countless miracles as the lives of thousands have been healed, helped, and blessed. And today, they have worked together to uplift thousands more during this COVID-19 pandemic. A belief in miracles is not required to see the convergence - the incidental friendship of Becky Douglas and Padma Venkataraman - as an extraordinary event, not to mention the courageous and compassionate service given by these two extraordinary women.⁠ ❤️⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ In honor of this influential duo, happy International Friendship Day! Click the link in our bio to read more about these women and the crisis that brought them together. ⁠
✨Provo Office Team Feature✨ Meet Lexie! She is ✨Provo Office Team Feature✨ Meet Lexie! She is our Communications Coordinator. ⁠ --Why do you love being a part of Rising Star Outreach?⁠ It is so satisfying to know that through my work, I am actually helping others. In addition to that, I love that I get to work with people who are so eager to use their individual skillsets and brilliant minds to empower those affected by leprosy and its accompanying stigma. ⁠ ⁠ --What are 5 random facts about you?⁠ 1. I love, love, love traveling! My husband and I are working on our goal to visit all the New Seven Wonders of the World 2. I love cooking and trying new foods 3. I am Texas born and raised but long to live close to the ocean 4. I love learning about people by listening to their stories 5. Whales are my favorite animal but I will definitely cross any street just to pet a dog.⁠ ⁠ --What is your wish for Rising Star Outreach's future?⁠ I want nothing more than to see Rising Star Outreach’s message of empowerment educate and enlighten people on a global scale. By continuing to share the stories of those we serve in India, we can have a truly positive impact on their individual lives and communities as the work continues to increase awareness of the stigma of leprosy and the people affected.
“In 1998, NPR correspondent Pam Fessler learned “In 1998, NPR correspondent Pam Fessler learned a family secret that had been covered up for 63 years: Her husband's grandfather had leprosy. Her father-in-law revealed that he had returned from school one day to discover that his dad had simply disappeared, taken by public health authorities from their home in New York to the national leprosarium of the United States in Carville, La. He was confined there for the rest of his life.”⁠ ⁠ The article quoted above was published by Utah Public Radio and is linked in our bio. It introduces Fessler’s book titled, Carville’s Cure: Leprosy, Stigma, and the Fight for Justice. The article also includes an interview with the book’s author that gives great insight into the disease and the Carville patient experience. She is asked a series of questions, in fact, one of them being a question Rising Star Outreach is also frequently asked by individuals with the desire to better understand the disease and its impact on the modern world: If the disease is curable, why do new cases occur? ⁠ ⁠ This Q&A is especially significant because Fessler compares the relationship between society and leprosy to the relationship between current society and Covid-19. She discusses the relevance of stigma and danger of misinformation. ⁠ ⁠ We encourage each one of our supporters to learn more by reading Pam Fessler’s enlightening perspective and research! ⁠
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